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Analysing Feeds For Cattle, Sheep And Goats, D J. Barker
Analysing Feeds For Cattle, Sheep And Goats, D J. Barker
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
The Department of Agriculture's Feed Evaluation Unit at Bunbury provides a service for farmers and allied industries on a fee-for-service basis, and conducts analyses for research officers, advisers and organisations such as the University ofWestern Australia. It also analyses feedstuffs for Departments of Agriculture in other States.
The Unit analyses about 5000 samples each year. The work load is high because no other laboratory in Western Australia provides the same service. Results are recorded on a computer which makes it easy t6o retrieve results of analyses of particular types of feedstuffs or froma particular owner or district.
Tallow As A Substitute For Butterfat In The Diet Of A Young Calf, R. Sprivulis
Tallow As A Substitute For Butterfat In The Diet Of A Young Calf, R. Sprivulis
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
WHILE cow's milk is the best food for a young calf it is also very expensive.
The normal substitute for whole milk is skim milk, but removing the butterfat from cow's milk reduces the dry matter content by 30 per cent and the digestible energy by 50 per cent.